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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
36
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
GAP-43 (neuromodulin) is a protein kinase C substrate that is abundant in developing and regenerating neurons. Thioester-linked palmitoylation at two cysteines near the GAP-43 N terminus has been implicated in directing membrane binding. Here, we use mass spectrometry to examine the stoichiometry of palmitoylation and the molecular identity of the fatty acid(s) attached to GAP-43 in vivo. GAP-43 expressed in either PC12 or COS-1 cells was acetylated at the N-terminal methionine. Approximately 35% of the N-terminal GAP-43 peptides were also modified by palmitate and/or stearate on Cys residues. Interestingly, a variety of acylated species was detected, in which one of the Cys residues was acylated by either palmitate or stearate, or both Cys residues were acylated by palmitates or stearates or a combination of palmitate and stearate. Depalmitoylation of membrane-bound GAP-43 did not release the protein from the membrane, implying that additional forces function to maintain membrane binding. Indeed, mutation of four basic residues within the N-terminal domain of GAP-43 dramatically reduced membrane localization of GAP-43 without affecting palmitoylation. These data reveal the heterogeneous nature of S-acylation in vivo and illustrate the power of mass spectrometry for identification of key regulatory protein modifications.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33032-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Acylation, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Cysteine, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Fatty Acids, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-GAP-43 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Hydroxylamine, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Mass Spectrometry, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Methionine, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-PC12 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Palmitic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser..., pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Stearates, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:12105219-Trypsin
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Mass spectrometric analysis of GAP-43/neuromodulin reveals the presence of a variety of fatty acylated species.
pubmed:affiliation
Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't